Graduates & Research

Each year, our fourth-year students complete a research project that explores a topic of their choosing related to the medical humanities. Recent graduates’ research projects are listed below with accompanying presentations.

We also encourage our students to consider publishing their work and research. Medical humanities students have published reflections written during third-year journaling, collaborated on essays with faculty, and submitted opinion pieces to various publications. Those interested in publishing may want to consider some of these medical student publication venues.

Graduates of 2021

• Kylie Anthony, Advanced Care Planning in Primary Care
• Michael Armstrong, Meditation on the Mind
• John-Paul Bach, Isn’t Being Black, Female, and Having Breast Cancer Already Hard Enough?
• Jacqueline Dickey, Human Touch within a Meaningful Relationship Can Improve Health Outcomes
• Padmavathi Karri, An Intimate Exploration of Intergenerational Trauma and its Relationship with Mental Illness, Caregiver Burden, and Role Reversal
• Matthew Kelly, Education and Family Leave: A Comparison of the United States and the Happiest Country
• Elizabeth Ashley Kennon, Role of Social Media in Health Education Outreach
• Sungita Kumar, Provider Bias: How Do Implicit Biases Against Race Lead to Disparities in Healthcare?
• Monica Lu, Ethical Considerations of Organ Donation After Circulatory Death (DCD)
• Amy Mullikin, Rebuilding the Trust: Healthcare Professionals Serving Patients Experiencing Homelessness
• Margaret O’Brien, The Benefits of Narrative Medicine
• Taha Sahrapour, Forms of Support Between Races and Its Effect on Mental Health Prognosis
• Jessica Yeary Sanders, Stepping Down: Why Doctors Leave Medicine
• Mario Sandoval, Youth Athletics Effects on Well-Being
• Caroline Starling, Medical Student Experience with Patient Death: Advancements and Shortcomings in End-of-Life Care in Medical Education
• Isabella Taglialatela, Virtual Connection During COVID-19…Is It Enough?
• Alyssa Tigner, American Reproductive Injustice and Its Impact on the Contemporary Patient-Provider Relationship
• Lindsey Ulin, Caregiver Burden: Who Is Caring for the Caregivers?